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by ignormies 1014 days ago
One works for the individual, the other against the individual.

One works for the collective, the other against the collective.

As a "citizen" who is pretty firmly anti-car within urban areas, my views on who is working for and against me are going to differ from yours.

I don't necessarily agree with the actions the Tyre Extinguishers are taking, but I definitely sympathize and appreciate the end-goal.

On the other hand, as a "citizen" who wants parking within urban areas to be less subsidized, I don't agree with skirting enforcement for fines around illegal parking.

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I would be cautious in assuming that the parking enforcement fines and conditions are justified, especially when examined from the angle of class and how they might disproportionately affect certain groups.
The individual must always be before the collective.

Putting the collective before the individual has a name... and it is...

polite society? human civilization?
Humanism I think.